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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

I WONDER IF ANY STATE/LOCALE HAS EVER

Said to POTUS Staff, "Look, we're really honored you want to come here and all that but we can't afford it...Our State has a minus bond rating, just like Mississippi. We're closing State Police HQ's. We're stiffing nursing homes and School Districts. Could we have the Tri-State Conga Line some other time?"

I'm not saying it's the right thing to do. I just wonder if it's ever happened.

Mentesti's an easy target. He's keeping a sunny upper lip. You expect him to say "Hey, we've just whacked 120 School Employees and a highly skilled machinist here makes about a third of what he would make in Kane County?"

"Life is Good" is a terminally stupid slogan but the guy's got bosses. Cut him a little slack.